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- Donald Trump spends his first full day in the White House Tuesday since leaving the hospital where he was being treated for coronavirus.
- Joe Biden Campaigns in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- Two new polls show Biden expanding his lead nationally.
- Early voting begins in Indiana and Ohio.
- Survivors of the pandemic have criticized Trump’s suggestion that the coronavirus is nothing to fear, with 28 days until the November 3 election.
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s ongoing coverage of the United States elections. This is Joseph Stepansky.
Tuesday October 6:
12:00 ET – White House Officials Block FDA’s Strict Vaccine Guidelines: Report
White House officials are blocking strict new federal guidelines for the emergency release of a coronavirus vaccine, according to the New York Times.
Officials oppose the provision in the guidelines that almost ensure that no vaccines will be authorized before the Nov. 3 election, people familiar with the approval process told the newspaper.
Trump has repeatedly accused “deep state” actors at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of trying to delay the approval of a vaccine until after the election. It has repeatedly said, despite the most ambitious estimates from experts, that a vaccine could be ready for elections, raising fears that the administration will try to force a vaccine before it meets safety standards.
The FDA is looking for other ways to make sure vaccines meet the guidelines, according to the newspaper, including sharing the guidelines with an external advisory committee of experts that is supposed to meet publicly before any vaccine is licensed.
Trump has said that a coronavirus vaccine could be available by November 3, even though experts say it is an unrealistic timeline. [AFP]11:30 ET – White House Says It Will Take More Precautions To Protect Staff Around Trump
The White House will take more precautions to protect staff around President Donald Trump following his positive test for COVID-19 last week, White House communications director Alyssa Farah told Fox News.
“We always take precautions in the events that we host, and I certainly believe that in light of the positive test from the president and the first lady, we will take even more for the time being to protect the essential personnel around him,” Farah said.
When asked by reporters if Trump would speak Tuesday, Farah said they would hear from him in some form, though he declined to respond when asked if he was planning a televised speech.
10:45 ET – President Trump says he’s ‘waiting’ for debate
As he continued treatment for the coronavirus on his first full day in the White House, United States President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he was feeling great and was looking forward to the next presidential debate scheduled for May 15. October.
His opponent Joe Biden has said he will attend the debate if medical experts say it is safe.
It is unclear exactly when and where the president contracted the virus and how long it could remain contagious.
I look forward to the debate on Thursday night, October 15, in Miami. It will be great!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2020
10:00 ET – Biden advertises in rural Ohio as early voting begins
Democrat Joe Biden is expanding his ad purchases to all corners of Ohio as early voting begins Tuesday, signaling his campaign’s growing hopes that a state that Trump easily won four years ago may be within his grasp. .
The new ads will air on radio in rural, traditionally Republican areas of the state, the campaign told The Associated Press, as well as on television in Dayton.
Toni Webb, Biden’s Ohio state director, said the presidential candidate will use the ads to speak “directly with working families across Buckeye State about his positive vision for unifying the country,” including his plans to “strengthen care medical, rebuild our economy better and deliver working families. “
Trump edged Ohio over Democrat Hillary Clinton by a comfortable eight percentage points in 2016. Now he is locked in a competitive battle for the Midwest battlefield and his 18 electoral votes, with polls showing the candidates are tied with 97 percent of voters say their minds were made up.
9:30 ET – Trump Tweets That America Is ‘Learning To Live’ With Coronavirus
Defying critics, Trump tweeted that American citizens are learning to live with COVID-19, a day after he returned to the White House for further intensive treatment after being hospitalized with the coronavirus.
Trump, who returned late Monday after nearly four days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington, was due to receive a fifth transfusion of the antiviral drug remdesivir while he was being treated with the commonly used steroid dexamethasone. only in the most serious cases.
Trump has repeatedly downplayed the disease, which has killed more than a million people around the world. The United States has the highest death toll from the pandemic in the world, with more than 209,000 deaths. Trump has also failed to address the fact that their access to healthcare and major therapies is far more privileged than that of most citizens.
“Many people each year, sometimes more than 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from influenza. Are we going to close our country? No, we have learned to live with it, just as we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations, much less lethal !!! “Trump tweeted on Tuesday.
Flu season is coming! Many people each year, sometimes more than 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from the flu. Are we going to close our country? No, we have learned to live with it, just like we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations much less lethal!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 6, 2020
09:00 ET – Two polls in two days show Biden increasing his national leadership
Two polls in two days show that Biden is increasing his national advantage over Trump.
A national CNN poll conducted by SSRS has Biden leading by 16 points nationally over Trump, garnering 57 percent support from likely voters, compared to 41 percent for Trump.
Meanwhile, an NBC / Wall Street Journal poll saw Biden rise 14 points nationally. Both polls were conducted after last week’s debate, but before Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Poll averages also show Biden ahead of Trump in six battle states: Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Arizona. In Pennslyvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, Biden leads by more than five points, according to RealClearPolitics.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, right, speak with guests aboard an Amtrak train on a tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania. [Andrew Harnik/The Associated Press]
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